Pope's astronomer would be pleased to baptize an alien "no matter how many tentacles it has."

Pope's astronomer would be pleased to baptize an alien "no matter how many tentacles it has."

Guy Consolmagno, astronomer to the pope, is profiled in the Economist. What’s getting a bit of interest is the story that he says
intelligent design is “bad theology” to begin with.
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Here’s the interesting story: He also would be “delighted” to discover intelligent extraterrestrial life. He added that he would he happy to
baptize an alien; but, of course, “only if they asked.”

I know that some UFO conspiracy theorists are going to find this interesting because there is one theory out there that the Vatican is preparing full
disclosure ... perhaps to do what various government bodies aren't willing to do.

But I simply find the idea of extraterrestrial life being baptized Christians to be fascinating.

Space truly is the next frontier, with people looking to trade in resources, to start a new colony (and escape an growing tyrannical government), and
missionaries, and the whole thing.

Pope's astronomer would be pleased to baptize an alien "no matter how many tentacles it has."

Guy Consolmagno, astronomer to the pope, is profiled in the Economist. What’s getting a bit of interest is the story that he says
intelligent design is “bad theology” to begin with.
...
Here’s the interesting story: He also would be “delighted” to discover intelligent extraterrestrial life. He added that he would he happy to
baptize an alien; but, of course, “only if they asked.”

What arrogance. The ETs come here via vastly superior technological means, with an equal amount of superior knowledge of how the Universe functions,
and, surely also with a vastly superior knowledge of how thought processes develops in creatures, and WE are going to show them the way to Heaven?

Obviously, over the years, the Church has been trying to come to terms with ETs being out there, but they should be more concerned with tending their
flocks than converting ETs.

It makes me wonder if they can ever allow the possibility that some religions were given to humans by earlier visits?

Originally posted by AliensunThe ETs come here via vastly superior technological means, with an equal amount of superior knowledge of
how the Universe functions, and, surely also with a vastly superior knowledge of how thought processes develops in creatures, and WE are going to show
them the way to Heaven?

What makes you assume that they are "vastly superior" to us? That is merely an assumption on your part.

What makes you assume that they are "vastly superior" to us? That is merely an assumption on your part.

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Umm, well, let's see, they fly long distances in space in some sort of thingies, they mustus knows about what makes the stars shine and that sorta
stuff, and they would surely study themselves and the creatures on their planet to make sure that that they really, really want to go visit some other
folk. Other than that, you have disappointed me in asking that question.

This is honestly one of the biggest and most credible indicators to me that 1) they know something that we don't, and 2) that so-called
"quarantine" on Earthlings really is being lifted soon.

Quite so. This Vatican astronomer has had several of his "wilder" statements from the otherwise staid Vatican get mentioned in the world's press.
It ain't no accident when such statements occur more than once. Like our progressive scientific discoveries increasingly pointing to life out there,
the Vatican has evidently been informed that it needs to get their stuff reorganized to face the coming day, because it will cause Hell on Earth
anyway for a time and the priests and the churches must be prepared emotionally themselves to handle the sudden load.

This is honestly one of the biggest and most credible indicators to me that 1) they know something that we don't, and 2) that so-called
"quarantine" on Earthlings really is being lifted soon.

Number 1) I certainly rings true.

As for number 2), are you saying it runs both ways? This is very troubling if so. I understood it was we who are not allowed off the planet.

Or do you mean that once the quarantine is lifted, the SWHTF for certain elements like the religious institutions and they're trying to chum up and
remain relevant afterwords rather than face the laser pistol?

The primary duty of the church (should be/claims to be) to provide service to the people. Contact will severely hinder any belief in God because it
complicates what most people have believed. (They forget the "many mansions" bit from the Bible.) All religions that can survive will do an
invaluable service to those people that are after solstice and in need of support of their diminished faith. (Very similar to when a loved one dies
and people blame God for taking the person, but will go to church to out of desperation to gain some understanding of the unknowable.)

Originally posted by EnlightenUp
Or do you mean that once the quarantine is lifted, the SWHTF for certain elements like the religious institutions and they're trying to chum up and
remain relevant afterwords rather than face the laser pistol?

More like that...

I personally think "they've" been here the whole time, on an non-interference policy since the last cataclysm, which I don't really feel the need
to go into.

A few different sources (none of them having mainstream credibility) have been saying this "policy" is ending in a few short years due to mankind's
rapidly re-approaching the level of development we once had, that allows us to interact more as peers than as livestock.

The institutions that have treated us as livestock, the major organized centers of religion, financial and government institutions, are
going to be up the creek, as they say.

Just my two cents and in no hurry to see it all to fruition, believe me. I'm just sitting back and watching these "interesting times" with
everyone else.

Originally posted by Aliensun
Umm, well, let's see, they fly long distances in space in some sort of thingies, they mustus knows about what makes the stars shine and that sorta
stuff, and they would surely study themselves and the creatures on their planet to make sure that that they really, really want to go visit some other
folk.

Well those things make them more or less our equals. Tesla had saucer tech 100 years ago, Ben Rich claims we already have the tech to go to the
stars... only thing is back in the 30's we chose war as our focus rather than exploration.

If they were so superior... how come they keep crashing when they get here?

Other than that, you have disappointed me in asking that question.

Why? The ability to get here is only a small step past where we are today in public view

Monsignor Corrado Balducci, a theologian member of the Vatican Curia (governing body), and an insider close to the Pope, has gone on Italian
national television five times, including recent months, to proclaim that extraterrestrial contact is a real phenomenon. Balducci provided an analysis
of extraterrestrials that he feels is consistent with the Catholic Church's understanding of theology. Monsignor Balducci emphasizes that
extraterrestrial encounters "are NOT demonic, they are NOT due to psychological impairment, they are NOT a case of entity attachment, but these
encounters deserve to be studied carefully."

A pocket-sized book published by the Catholic Truth Society in the UK addresses Catholic attitudes to extraterrestrial life. Independent Catholic
News reports that with increasing numbers of people believing not only in the possibility of intelligent life on other planets, but even claiming
encounters with aliens, it is not surprising that the Catholic Church is beginning to explore what effect the discovery of sentient ETs might have on
Christian theology.

Vatican astronomer asks: could you baptise an extra-terrestrial? (Independent Catholic News 11/10/05) www.indcatholicnews.com...
published 11 October 2005 seems it has since been removed but the www.archive.org... still has it. Just paste in the URL seems ATS
link bug still there

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